- Date
- May 6, 1984, 09:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- Newburyport, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6499MStinson 108-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840506059729A
- Case key
- 35549
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Nose over
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - initiated
Brakes(normal) - improper use ofCause
Analysis
While landing on rwy 28, the acft encountered a gust of wind. The plt reported that the wind caught the tail of the acft & caused it to drift. He stated that he continued the landing, but applied the brakes too fast & the acft nosed over. He reported the wind was gusting to 15 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6499M
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4499
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-165-B3, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenneth R. Ralston
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 31, 1983
- Departed
- Plum Island, MA
- Airport
- Plum Island, runway 28, 2,740 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.